Constance Abruzzese, PhD

Specialties:
Psychology

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Treats Children

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Dr. Connie Abruzzese is a licensed clinical psychologist, a nationally certified school psychologist, an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology at CUIMC and was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University where she taught courses in assessment and supervision for three years. Dr. Abruzzese supervises clinicians-in-training at Columbia and created evidence-based groups in anxiety, depression, and OCD at the Day Program which she runs. She has received years of intensive training in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), including through Behavioral Tech, A Linehan Institute Training Company. Dr. Abruzzese also has special training in trauma and PTSD. Her research in graduate school and dissertation focused on factors that lead to the development of PTSD. Furthermore, regarding trauma treatment, she received specialized training in STAIR-NST (Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation - Narrative Story Telling), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT),Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT),Prolonged Exposure (PE), and the DBT PE protocol by the developer, Dr. Melanie Harned.
Dr. Abruzzese previously led trainings and provided consultation to local elementary, middle, and high school districts implementing CBT and DBT programs within their schools. She was the Coordinator of OCD and Related Disorders at a large group private practice where she co-created and ran OCD Intensive treatment programs and supervised and taught psychology graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She has specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). In addition to OCD, trauma, and PTSD her other specialties include the treatment of anxiety spectrum disorders (e.g. generalized anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobias), body-focused repetitive behaviors, depression, chronic pain, disordered eating, and self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Therapeutically, she aims to balance genuine warmth with insight and change.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

Adjustment Disorder
Anxiety
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Couples Therapy
Depression
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Eating Disorders
Family Therapy
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Group Therapy
LGBT Mental Health
Mental Health
Mindfulness
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Psychotherapy
Relationship Problems
Social Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobia
Stress Management
Women's Mental Health
Work-Related Stress

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Languages

Greek

Gender

Female

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Location(s)

ColumbiaDoctors - Columbus Circle
5 Columbus Cir

New York, NY 10019





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